The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-16
The SaWdust Game.

1t is remarkable that the green goods
swindlers find so many victims in all parts
of the country, in view of the fact that their
swindling operations have been printed so
often in all the newspapers. Can it be pos
sible that the dishonest dupes do not know
the character of the men who offer to sell
them counterfeit money, or do they think
they are smart enough to get the best of the
swindlers: 1t was thought when the Texas
real estate dealer killed the notorious green
goods swindler, The Davis, III his den in
New York, that the business of this class of
swindleis had received a blow from which
it would never recover. But the business,
it seems, is more flourishing than ever
Victims are found by the score who are will
ing to buy counterfeit bank bills
In New York on Wednesday gorgeous
green goods place was raided by the
police, and a very large quantity of stuff
connected with the business was captured
1t was located Immediately opposite police
station. The swindlers perhaps thought
they would run less risk of exciting the
suspicious of the police by operating right
under their eyes. Among the plumber We're
10000 stamped envelopes addressed topaz
ties in different parts of the South and
West, all of which contained circular letters
well calculated to excite the cupidity of dis
honest men. A great many packages con
tanning old paper and sawdust We're also
found. These packages We're all ready to
be sent by express to customers who had
already paid their money for so much coun-
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they received the packages from the express
office
The swindlers had evidently been doing a
very f1ourishing business They were living
luxuriously and We're dressed in fashionable
attire Many letters which had been re
ceived from dupes We're found ard from
these the police got glimpses of some queer
phases of human nature as it displays itself
in the average rogue in the country OF
course all who answered the letters Offering
to buy the counterfeit bills knew that they
intended breaking the law, and that they
were as great rogues rs the men who offered
to sell them the bogus money
There appears to be some doubt respecting
the relations which exist between Russia
and France, but there is still greater doubt
as to what the policy of Russia is. The
Russian foreign minister, NJ. de GieIs, says
it is one thing and NJ. Katkof says it is
another This latter gentleman is the edit
or of the Moscow gazette, and it is noticed
that he says pretty much what he peases i'll
his paper. The press is not free in Russia,
and many editors there have been sent to
Siberia or locked in dungeons for much less
than NJ. KatkOf has done He has been
commanded time and again by the foreign
minister to pursue a different course and not
antagonize the government, but he has not
seen fit to obey. In view of this condition
of affairs, the question is being asked in
diplomatic circles in Europe who is govern
ing Russia, The Car must be sustaining
NJ. Katkoff against his foreign minister
There once lived at Rome, in this State,
a Justice of the Peace, who, because he
owned dug-out on the Coosa river, was
called Commodore Perry" He knew no
law, and in order not to show partiaity 10
the lawyers who had cases in his court. he
adopted the following plan: He decided in
favor of the lawyers in rotation and kept a
tally sheet in order 10 be sure that he didn't
decide in favor of any one of them twice in
succession His plan worked like a charm,
and when he died he had the reputation of
being the faireSt Justice of the Peace in the
State The Interstate Commerce Commits
sioners, by adopting Commodore Perrys
plan. might find AN easy way out of the
troubles that confront them. Let them de
eide alternately in favor of the railroads and
the people, and keep a tally sheet in order TO
be sure that they do not decide in favor OF
either twice IN succession
Wall street operators estimate that many
uiillions Of dollars have here New York
during the spring for investment IN renl
esiat" IN the South This isA whole bundle
Of straw showing wh,c! was the winds OF
prosperity are blowing
The rohH"rnent ~ Abuhnn Lincoln's
remains affords fine opportunity for the
rnHIrrnftlOn Of I0hn kFllr.. Hath AVI,af.